Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-02-26
THE COUNTY aR1sT.
Notes of News from Numerous
Near Nelghbors.
Tho Northern Tier.

Near Nelghbors.
The Northern Tier.
Special Correspondence Of the IxrEs -0csAx.
Boden, Feb. 2l.-Geo. w. H. Davis,
VIM. f. Caster and John s. Mcdonald,
all good farmers and honest boys, were
guests Of this Office last week.
early Roses" yeast receipt is very
good so far as 1t goes, but rather costly.
1t is also rather slow in raising the bread;
but If the modern bachelor had the pa
tience of Job it might do. Nevertheless
We succeeded in raising some bread
made from "Rose's" receipt few days
ago-to the ceiling of our dining-room
and it stayed there, too.
Messrs. Bolton and King recently pur-
chased of Garvev Bros. three Of the best
work oxen in the county. Tho latter
will add to their stock of horses and
mules.
Mr.. Boden captured. short time since,
one of the largest minks on record in
this latitude. 1t measured 37i inches
from the tip of the tail to the point Of the
nose. Before he met his fate this rascal
ly. csrnivorous quadruped Toasted on
Mr.. BIS fattest pullets and succeeded In
killing eighteen of tho number In one
night.
Mr.. p. +. Bottleson. of the southern
part of this town, called at our sanctuary
last Tuesday. Peter Is one Of our hon.
est and industrious young mon, and We
prophesy that he will make his mark.
In tho second last issue of this paper
we noticed that Mr.. a." and others OF
Queen City desire us 10 explain show
Mr.. Boden raises celery In the cellar"
A brief calculation of tho process, we
fear, would be All intrusion on tho coll
umns of the INTER- OCEAN. Therefore,
for tho benefit of H." and other admir-
ers of this member Of the parsley family,
wo' would specially recommend that
they call OIL Mir. Boden whom time per-
mits, and we can assure them that he
will "explain" fully how celery Is raised
in his cellar.
Farmers are generally 40 thoroughly
envelopod In wheat raising that they
very often forget to appropriate suffi-
cient ground for potatoes; and now
many of them find their cellars craving
for those necessary "murphys." They
hardly ever realize that that their fam
lilies increase every year and tho demand
for potatoes in proportion. The Early
Rose variety used to be a "purty" good
potato down east. If 1t has the same re-
cord here wo presume Webster will sup
ply at least tho local demand.
For some unknown cause our mai
carrier failed to deliver our last three
weeks mail until n few days ago. W.
observe from tho pile we got then thai
EARLY Rose took an active part In thu
solution Of our problems. Her answer
to tho carriage problem Is correct; bu
it is not accompanied by solution
Nevertheless we'll mark her one on thu
scale of ten. Tho proper arithmetica
solution of that problem is both length,
and complicated. 1t Is easily worked
by algebra. Her selection of "jaw-break
ers" as a solution to the alphabotic prob
lem will hardly do. Sho might hav'
given 1t In this way: "John quickly OK
temporized five tow bags"
There seems to be quite scarcity o
hay this year among most farmers
Permit US to call their attention To on,
fact. and that Is the impropriety o
burning all their straw in the fall. It /.
a grand mistake. It is not consisten
with good management, no matter how
plentiful hay Is. A stack of straw Is an
indispensable article tor tho farmer TO
winter use. Stock Of any kind, eithe
horses, cattle or mules, will thrive vol
by being permitted to feed from and rul
around stack of straw during the milt
days of winter, and thereby exercis
themselves in tho open air. Easter
farmers hold that oat straw or whea
straw is entirely devoid of nourishmen
for any kind Of stock. That rule ma!
Iapply among them, but hero it Is no
Applicable. Our straw contains quaint
ties Of grass and very often quite littl
grain, az when we have crew of thresh
ers around US we are generally in grea
hurry to introduce them to our mex
neighbor, and In this haste we do no
value few bushels "blown over" int
the straw stack. We've got lots of grail
you know. Stock will thrive we'll Of
this kind of straw and will require onl,
about one-half the hay they would other
wise need. Farmers should preserve
portion of their straw, and II nothing els
bed their stock we'll with it In winte
time, and not with hay, az Is usually tn
case. BY 80 doing, instead Of a scarcit.
they will have plenty of hay for feed an
an abundance Of 1t for sale, too.
BEEcHEn.
Churchs Ferry.
Special Correspondence Of the IsrER-DcEAs.
The Red River Valley elevator, whic
was burned last Saturday, will be robuil
just as soon az tho weather permits, an
probably on a larger scale than before
although that point has not yet been dc
finitely decided. At the time of the fir
there were about 25, 900 bushels of whea
in store, and about 5000 bushels of tina
amount was burned. The rest will b
saved, though in a somewhat damages
condition from heat and smoke. TIL
damaged wheat was sold to D. A. Martin
of Milwaukee, for $1,000. Most Of tn